Alan Taylor has gone from directing episodes of Game Of Thrones to taking on the might of Marvel as helmer of the upcoming Thor: The Dark World. Now he’s heading right back into genre territory as Variety reports he’s set to helm the firth Terminator movie.

There are still no plot details, although a June 26th, 2015 release date has been set and Laeta Kalorgridis and Patrick Lussier are writing the script. Arnold Schwarzenegger has said numerous time he’s going to be in the movie, although that’s never actually been confirmed by Paramount, which has partnered up to make the film.

It certainly bodes well for Thor: The Dark World, as presumably Taylor wouldn’t have been hired for such an important gig if Paramount hadn’t seen good things from his Marvel movie.

For a while now a new Terminator movie has been in the works, with Arnold Schwarzenegger set to star. Now Skydance Productions, Annapurna Pictures and Paramount Pictures have officially announced they will partner on the film, and they’ve set a release date of June 26th, 2015 for it.

The movie will be the first in a stand-alone trilogy, which will be produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna (who bought the Terminator rights after the bankruptcy of their previous owner) and David Ellison of Skydance. Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) are attached to write the screenplay.

Launched in 1984 with star Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character, The Terminator spanned three subsequent films, which have earned over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. There’s been some speculation about Arnie’s involvement though, as while it was believed he was confirmed for the film, he’s not mentioned in the press release. While that doesn’t mean he’s no longer involved, it has had some wondering why he wasn’t mentioned.

Terminator is the biggest franchise that’s still owned outside the studio system, but anyone wanting to make a Terminator movie still needs one of the big boys to distribute the film. Now TheWrap reports that Paramount Pictures is in negotiations to distribute the upcoming Terminator 5, which has Arnold Schwarzenegger attached to star.

The studio will team up with Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures and David Ellison’s Skydance Productions, who are both financing the project jointly. Writers Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) and Laeta Kalogridis (White House Down) have signed on to write the screenplay, but a director has not been attached as of yet. Justin Lin was previously attached to direct before he bowed out back in September 2011.

There is a ticking clock on production though, as certain Terminator rights revert to James Cameron in a few years, so Annapurna and Skydance need to get going fairly quickly.

A couple of years ago Annapurna Pictures paid a pretty penny for the writes to the Terminator franchise, but there’s a bit of a clock on it, as in a few years time many of the rights will go back to James Cameron. They have managed to attach Arnie to a new movie, and now they’re trying to push forward by hiring Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier to write the screenplay for Terminator 5.

Laeta Kalogridis is best known for writing the Martin Scorsese-directed adaptation Shutter Island. She also worked on the Avatar script with James Cameron, and produced the upcoming White House Down. Patrick Lussier most recently directed Drive Angry and My Bloody Valentine 3D.

At the moment the project does not have a director yet, as Justin Lin bowed out in September 2011. There’s no info on the plot either. (Source: Deadline)